Box Score MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Southern Virginia University men's lacrosse team suffered a narrow 8-7 defeat Saturday afternoon to the hands of Rhodes College.
The Lynx (4-1) scored the first goal of the game in just under a minute, but back-to-back goals within 24 seconds gave the Knights (4-3) the 2-1 advantage. Each team scored again before a Rhodes goal under two minutes left knotted the score at three after the first quarter.
Rhodes scored the only goal of the second period, taking a one-point lead into halftime.
With 2:09 left in the third, the Knights took a 6-5 lead after scoring their third goal of the quarter. Over the next four minutes, spanning two quarters, the Lynx scored three goals to take an 8-6 lead with 12:58 left in the game.
Although Southern Virginia scored less than two minutes later, the Knights were unable to overcome the deficit and fell 8-7, the lowest scoring game of the season the Knights and their opponents.
Seven players scored goals for the Knights, Carter Bean, Isaac DeGarlais, Tennison Schmidt, Brady Cook, Ty Veres, Shawn Lamb, and Seth Garff. Bean and Lamb also had assists.
Bostin Preisler recorded a career-high 19 saves in the loss in goal.
The Knights will play at Hendrix College on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
